The Last Azorean Whalemen follows a group of Azorean Whalemen septuagenarians in Pico and Faial preserving their rich shared oral history of whaling, survival and friendship.

They are the last living connection to the Azores whaling industry and we wanted to be sure their stories would not disappear.

The documentary shares the natural beauty of Pico and Faial, Azores where whaling once stood as a prominent fixture of survival on this small archipelago.

What do these men recall of their first experience hunting a whale? What methods did they use? How did they adapt to the whaling life?

For whalemen in the Azores, how do they view the new whaling industry – tourism? How do they feel about being whalers? What did they do after whaling was outlawed?

The whalemen in Azores along with their families are the central characters and narrators of this documentary.

The Last Azorean Whalemen is told through their eyes.

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